History and Practice of Art and Innovation Presentation Guide.
For this presentation you will help educate the class about the historic context, biographical background and visual elements of one piece of art. You may select a piece from the Harvard Art Museum's collection http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/or the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York http://www.metmuseum.org/. The Harvard Art Museums are located right in Harvard Square and are free to students under the age of 18. I highly recommend visiting their collection!
In your presentation be sure to address the following
1. What was the historic context in which this piece was created? -Look for information about was happening in the world or in the country/culture at the time in which the artist was working.
2. Who was the artist and what were they attempting in this artwork? -Look for information about their personal background. - Where were they and when in their life did they make this piece? -What did they say about their art in general and this work in particular (if you can find it). - If they are a contemporary artist, look for an artist statement about this body of work.
3. The visual effect of the work itself. What does it look like? -What is the subject? How is it presented? -What is the medium? How is it used? -How is the piece composed? How does the artist present different elements in relationship to each other? -How does this work visually connect with the larger themes of the artist’s works (connect with #1 above). -How does this work visually connect with larger themes of the artists time and historic context?
For this presentation you will help educate the class about the historic context, biographical background and visual elements of one piece of art. You may select a piece from the Harvard Art Museum's collection http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/ or the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York http://www.metmuseum.org/. The Harvard Art Museums are located right in Harvard Square and are free to students under the age of 18. I highly recommend visiting their collection!
In your presentation be sure to address the following
1. What was the historic context in which this piece was created?
-Look for information about was happening in the world or in the country/culture at the time in which the artist was working.
2. Who was the artist and what were they attempting in this artwork?
-Look for information about their personal background.
- Where were they and when in their life did they make this piece?
-What did they say about their art in general and this work in particular (if you can find it).
- If they are a contemporary artist, look for an artist statement about this body of work.
3. The visual effect of the work itself. What does it look like?
-What is the subject? How is it presented?
-What is the medium? How is it used?
-How is the piece composed? How does the artist present different elements in relationship to each other?
-How does this work visually connect with the larger themes of the artist’s works (connect with #1 above).
-How does this work visually connect with larger themes of the artists time and historic context?